While most attention has focused on the recently concluded marijuana rescheduling hearing, an equally significant legal battle has unfolded in the D.C. Circuit over the final rescheduling order (“Final Order”). Petitioners, the Department of Justice, newly intervening parties, and amici participants have exchanged a series of briefs over the past month. Those filings may ultimately
The hearing on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the rescheduling of “marijuana” commenced on June 29, 2026 and will end tomorrow, July 15th. The Government brought two witnesses to the stand on the first day, and then seven prohibitionist organizations had the floor for the remaining seven days of the hearing. As I discussed
Until last week, federal law prohibited marijuana users from owning or possessing firearms, even in states where marijuana is legal. In recent years, we have covered the differing opinions by federal courts challenging this status quo. On June 18, 2026, the Supreme Court held in a 9-0 decision in U.S. v. Hemani that 18 U.S.C.
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) published an interesting bulletin this Tuesday, June 16th. The bulletin finds that DEA’s final rule on medical marijuana rescheduling “does not appear to apply to Washington’s cannabis licensees, due to the statutory framework predominantly regulating recreational cannabis.” The word “predominantly” is doing a lot of work in
With just over two weeks until DEA’s expedited processing deadline for state legal operators to apply for DEA registration, several petitioners litigating the legality of the DEA’s final rule have filed a motion to stay DEA’s final rule in the D.C. Circuit (“Motion”). The Motion was brought by the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association,
Minnesota continues to refine its cannabis framework with an Omnibus Cannabis Bill affecting licensed cannabis (marijuana) businesses, hemp operators and medical patients. The new package was signed by Governor Waltz last week. Some of the changes are effective immediately, while others take effect January 1, 2027. It’s common for state cannabis programs to evolve through
自代理总检察长托德·布兰奇宣布将州内合法的医用大麻重新归类为第三类受控物质以来，相关评论便层出不穷——激进观点、末日论者以及自诩的专家们纷纷在领英上发表相互矛盾的解读。其中大部分内容纯属揣测、言过其实且缺乏依据。本文将拨开迷雾，针对我收到的各类疑问作出回应
对于持有州政府执照的医用大麻经营者而言，一个机会有限却可能带来变革的窗口已经开启——这将有助于您的企业为未来的州际乃至全球贸易做好准备。尽管代理总检察长的重新分类令可能会面临法律挑战，但眼下的现实是：您有60天的时间采取行动。截至昨天，即4月28日，
美国司法部关于大麻重新分类的最终命令于上周发布。代理司法部长托德·布兰奇下令，“经美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）批准的含大麻药物，以及任何符合州医疗大麻许可证规定的大麻形式，均应列入《受控物质法》（CSA）第三类。”该命令的力度超出了许多人的预期。此外，它还
美国与世界多数国家一道承认医用大麻 美国已与世界多数国家一道承认医用大麻。让国际贸易开始吧！自2026年4月28日起，代理司法部长“特此下令，凡经美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）批准的含大麻药物，以及任何符合州医用大麻许可证规定的大麻形式，
